Wire Edge Sheet Metal

We have a need to put a wire inside the curled over edge of sheet metal thin sheet about 0 020 aluminum.

Wire edge sheet metal.

The following sheet metal gauge size reference chart gives the weight and thickness of sheet metal given as a gauge sometimes spelled gage and indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal and wire for most materials as the gauge number increases the material thickness. Wire edging is a process in which the edge of the sheet metal is rolled over on a metal wire giving the sheet strong edges. The difference here is that you put a small piece of metal wire near the edge of the panel and you fold the edge of the metal over it. Metal shaping guru lazze demonstrates how to make bead with a wire edge for fenders or other parts for so you can easily duplicate repair a fender or panel.

Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. A wire edge fig. 2 56 is often specified in the plans objects such as ice cube trays funnels garbage pails and other articles formed from sheet metal are fabricated with wire edges to strengthen and stiffen the jobs and to eliminate sharp edges the. The result would be a teardrop shape with the wire in the fat part.

Use it to protect the edges of panels boards and signs from impact. The metal in the areas where holes and slots are punched gets stretched and become more tensile which gives more structural rigidity to the sheet metal. We don t want to curl fully over we want to fold over and then lay the edge out flat against the main part of the sheet. The edges of thin sheet metals can be made safe and given additional rigidity by folding the top rim around a thick wire to create a wired edge type of hem.

Sheet metal knowledge menu sheet metal manufacturing and services. Figure 2 57 making a grooved seam joint. Item 168753 model 11786. Rolling a hemmed wire edge into sheet metal.

It withstands temperatures up to 400 f which is generally twice as high as our standard rubber trim. This process is similar to that of breaking an edge of the sheet metal in that you re manipulating the edge of the panel to give it rigidity.